PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of February 2026’ from all over the world. Right from Bilfinger winning a contract for BP’s new green hydrogen project to Ineos securing a 300 million euro grant to decarbonize the Lavera site in France, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Bentley’s integrated modeling and analysis applications shortened project completion time by 20 %, saved 200 hours in design time and slashed CNY 800,000 (approximately 1,11,619 dollars) in costs.

Evonik’s expansion at its existing production site in Nanjing, China is expected to strengthen the company’s presence in China. The double-digit million-euro investment will support the introduction of new specialty amines to commercial scale.

A pharmaceutical plant in Berlin encountered issues with fragmented communication across disparate systems. They implemented a software solution to unify over 20 platforms into one cohesive tool. This integration improved transparency, reduced manual effort, and supported operational excellence by displaying performance indicators and aiding root cause analysis. The software significantly boosted efficiency and structured workflows, offering essential support to the plant's operations.

A hardware specialist is embracing digitalization: With just five clicks, Flender CEO Andreas Evertz assures that every operator can find the drive solution that matches their application. However, the matchmaking for gearboxes is just part of the "Flender One" digitalization initiative – with AI-powered early warning, significant efficiency gains are expected.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera has recently announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of vital technology assets from Green Hydrogen Systems. The deal includes intellectual property as well as a test facility with a full-size prototype in Skive, Denmark.

The revised Hazardous Substances Ordinance raises the bar for closed systems in tablet production and promotes system integration. Containment is becoming the new standard for highly active ingredients. How Fette Compacting is dealing with the increasing requirements for active ingredient safety and process control.

Roche’s US subsidiary Genentech has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The 700-million-dollar project is expected to support the production of the company’s future portfolio of metabolic medicines, including next-generation treatments for obesity.

Marchesini Group will be presenting a 16-lane Stickpack machine at the upcoming Fachpack 2025 trade show in September. The solution boasts of offering the highest levels of efficiency and accuracy in the packaging of pharmaceutical products.

Evonik has recently inaugurated a new double-digit million-euro production plant for sustainable emollients at its site in Steinau, Germany. The move will significantly increase Evonik’s production capacity which will cater to the growing customer demand for sustainable cosmetic emollients.